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The spring school holiday, which ended on Monday, was a major success for tourism at the Belgian coast, according to West Flanders tourism organisation Westtoer.
The state of alert in the nature and heathland areas of Antwerp and Limburg provinces was raised to orange at the weekend because of the increased risk of fire due to the continued dry weather.
In 2011, 51% of Belgians between 18 and 29 years old were still living with their parents. That is an increase of 8% on 2007, according to a poll conducted by Eurofound.
Brussels’ Grand Place and City Hall, both of which belong to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, face irreparable damage if they continue to be used as extensively as they are now, report Le Soir
Never before have so many Belgians bought property in Spain as in 2013. Belgians purchased a total of 3,804 properties in Spain last year, a fivefold increase compared to six years ago.
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo spent last night visiting various night workers on the job.
After Uber, the rideshare app, the government of Flanders is now actively looking to ban the letting of rooms in the region to tourists through websites like couchsurfing.org and airbnb.be.
The captain of the Belgian national football team, Vincent Kompany, is opening new sports pubs in the centres of Brussels and Antwerp.
One-third of the revenue from traffic fines in Belgium goes toward improving road safety, while the rest disappears into the state treasury, according to figures that politician Sabien Lahaye-Batt
